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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in patients treated with fumaric acid esters: a review of...

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in patients treated with fumaric acid esters: a review of...

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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in patients treated with fumaric acid esters: a review of 19 cases

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Full title

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in patients treated with fumaric acid esters: a review of 19 cases

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Journal title

Journal of neurology, 2017-06, Vol.264 (6), p.1155-1164

Language

English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Contents

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare and potentially fatal condition caused by a brain infection with JC polyomavirus (JCV). PML develops almost exclusively in immunocompromised patients and has recently been associated with use of fumaric acid esters (FAEs), or fumarates. We reviewed the literature and the Dutch and European...

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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in patients treated with fumaric acid esters: a review of 19 cases

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1902114691

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1902114691

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ISSN

0340-5354

E-ISSN

1432-1459

DOI

10.1007/s00415-017-8509-9

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